Equitable Life (Payments) Bill

Debate between Lord Watts and Stephen Timms
Tuesday 14th September 2010

(15 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Timms Portrait Stephen Timms
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I think I am right in saying that the hon. Gentleman was one of those who signed the pledge. He will now need to work extremely hard to persuade his hon. Friends on the Front Bench to deliver what he and so many of his hon. Friends have signed up to.

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Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Bill is a smokescreen designed to hide a U-turn, and that every Tory and Liberal MP pledged before the election to do something that they are obviously not going to do?

Stephen Timms Portrait Stephen Timms
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I am afraid that my hon. Friend is absolutely right. We got some process today, and that is it.

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